EP2312698B1 - Connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP2312698B1
EP2312698B1 EP10174014A EP10174014A EP2312698B1 EP 2312698 B1 EP2312698 B1 EP 2312698B1 EP 10174014 A EP10174014 A EP 10174014A EP 10174014 A EP10174014 A EP 10174014A EP 2312698 B1 EP2312698 B1 EP 2312698B1
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Yoshimitsu Hashimoto
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/79—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/771—Details
    • H01R12/774—Retainers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/771—Details
    • H01R12/775—Ground or shield arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581—Shield structure
    • H01R13/6582—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
    • H01R13/6583—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members

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  • the present invention relates generally to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an improvement in an electrical connector which has a housing, holding means for engaging with a flat circuit device, such as a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter, referred to as an FPC) or a flexible flat cable assembly (hereinafter, referred to as an FFC) inserted in the housing, so as to hold the same to be prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and a plurality of conductive contacts provided for coming into contact with connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device so as to put the flat circuit device in electrical connection with another electrical device, such as a main solid circuit board.
  • a flat circuit device such as a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter, referred to as an FPC) or a flexible flat cable assembly (hereinafter, referred to as an FFC) inserted in the housing, so as to hold the same to be prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and a plurality of conductive contacts provided for coming into contact with connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device so as to put the flat circuit device
  • a flat circuit device such as a relatively small-sized FPC or FFC, used in various kinds of electronic apparatus is often mounted on a main solid circuit board, on which various electrical parts are directly mounted, with an electrical connector which is fixed to and connected electrically with the main solid circuit board.
  • the electrical connector has a plurality of conductive contacts, an end portion of each of which is connected electrically with a conductive circuit pattern portion formed on the main solid circuit board and which are provided for coming into contact with connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device, and is operative to connect electrically, through the conductive contacts, each of the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device with the conductive circuit pattern portion formed on the main solid circuit board.
  • a first type of previously proposed electrical connector used for mounting a flat circuit device, such as an FPC, on a main solid circuit board is provided with a housing made of insulator, which is fixed on the main solid circuit board and has an opening through which at least a part of the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing.
  • a plurality of conductive contacts is provided to be arranged along the opening provided on the housing. These conductive contacts are operative to come into contact respectively with a plurality of connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device when the flat circuit device is inserted in the housing through the opening provided thereon.
  • the previously proposed electrical connector of the first type is also provided with a conductive shell which covers partially the housing and is grounded to be operative to contribute to adjustment on characteristic impedance of each of the conductive contacts and to shield the conductive contacts in the housing from electromagnetic wave noises coming from the outside.
  • the previously proposed electrical connector of the first type is further provided with an actuator which is provided to be rotatable in regard to the housing so as to engage with each of the conductive contacts arranged in the housing.
  • each of the conductive contacts When the actuator is rotated in a first direction in regard to the housing, an operating portion of each of the conductive contacts is moved by the actuator to put the conductive contact in press-contact with a corresponding one of the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device, and then, when the actuator is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction in regard to the housing, the conductive contacts put in press-contact with the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device are released from the press-contact with the connecting terminals. With the conductive contacts put in press-contact with the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device, the flat circuit device is put in electrical connection with the main solid circuit board.
  • a second type of previously proposed electrical connector used for mounting the flat circuit device on the main solid circuit board is provided with a housing to be fixed on the main solid circuit board, a plurality of conductive contacts and a conductive shell in such a manner as mentioned above but is not provided with an actuator rotatable in regard to the housing.
  • the previously proposed electrical connector of the second type when the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing through an opening provided thereon, each of the conductive contacts provided in the housing to be arranged along the opening is automatically put in press-contact with a corresponding one of connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device. That is, the flat circuit device is put in electrical connection with the main solid circuit board by means of only inserting correctly the flat circuit device into the housing through the opening provided thereon.
  • the holding means (a locking portion 11c) is formed in a part of the conductive shell (a shield plate 11) to be able to seesaw with an engaging end portion (a nail portion 11d) curved to the inside of the conductive shell.
  • the holding means shifts its position in response to a movement of the actuator (an actuator 9) provided to be rotatable in regard to the housing (a housing 3).
  • each of the conductive contacts (first contacts 5 and second contacts 6) provided in the housing is caused by a cam (a cam portion 92 or 93) formed on the actuator to shift its position so as to be put in press-contact with a corresponding one of connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and the holding means is caused by a cam (a cam portion 94) formed on the actuator to shift its position so as to cause the engaging end portion of the holding means to engage with an engaging portion (a recess 21a) formed on the flat circuit device.
  • a cam a cam portion 94
  • the cam (the cam portion 94) formed on the actuator allows the holding means to release the engaging end portion of the holding means from the engagement with the engaging portion formed on the flat circuit device.
  • the flat circuit device is put in a condition to be able to get out of the housing.
  • the conductive shell (a shell 4) is provided to be rotatable in relation to the housing (a housing body 2) and the holding means (a leg portion 46) in the form of a leaf spring is formed in a part of the conductive shell.
  • the holding means has an engaging projection (44) formed at an end of the holding means to be curved to the inside of the conductive shell.
  • each of the conductive contacts (upper contacts 31 and lower contacts 32) provided in the housing is caused to be put in press-contact with a corresponding one of connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and the engaging projection formed on the holding means is caused to engage with an engaging portion (an FPC engaging hole 2) provided on the flat circuit device.
  • an engaging portion an FPC engaging hole 2
  • the holding means formed in the conductive shell shifts its position in response to a movement of the conductive shell so as to release the engaging projection provided on the holding means from the engagement with the engaging portion formed on the flat circuit device.
  • the flat circuit device is put in a condition to be able to get out of the housing.
  • the holding means is provided to be operative to shift its position in response to rotational movements of the actuator provided to be rotatable in regard to the housing, or the conductive shell for covering partially the housing is provided to be rotatable in regard to the housing and the holding means is formed in a part of the conductive shell to be operative to prevent the flat circuit device inserted in the housing from getting out of the housing unwillingly.
  • any part of the conductive shell can not be used for fastening the electrical connector to the main solid circuit board so that a separate holding-down member for fastening the electrical connector to the main solid circuit board is required and this results in problems or disadvantages that the number of constitutive parts of the electrical connector increases undesirably and a production cost of the electrical connector rises disagreeably.
  • the holding means which is put in operation to prevent the flat circuit device inserted in the housing from getting out of the housing unwillingly, assumes a posture which is entirely or almost the same as a posture assumed by the holding means which is not put in operation to prevent the flat circuit device inserted in the housing from getting out of the housing unwillingly or takes up a position which is entirely or almost the same as a position taken up by the holding means which is not put in operation to prevent the flat circuit device inserted in the housing from getting out of the housing unwillingly.
  • the flat circuit device which is inserted in the housing and prevented by the holding means from getting out of the housing unwillingly, assumes a posture which is entirely or almost the same as a posture assumed by the flat circuit device which is inserted in the housing but not prevented by the holding means from getting out of the housing unwillingly.
  • an electrical connector used for mounting a flat circuit device such as an FPC or an FFC, on a solid circuit board, which comprises a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts provided to be arranged on the housing and a conductive shell covering partially the housing, and which avoids the aforementioned disadvantages encountered with the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector used for mounting a flat circuit device, such as an FPC or an FFC, on a solid circuit board, which comprises a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts provided to be arranged on the housing and a conductive shell covering partially the housing, and in which the flat circuit device inserted in the housing can be put in holding by a holding member formed in the conductive shell to be surely prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and then released from the holding by the holding member to be able to get out of the housing with a structure in which the number of structural parts can be reduced.
  • a flat circuit device such as an FPC or an FFC
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector used for mounting a flat circuit device, such as an FPC or an FFC, on a solid circuit board, which comprises a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts provided to be arranged on the housing and a conductive shell covering partially the housing, and with which it can be very easily, quickly and accurately confirmed by means of visual check or sensory check from the outside of the electrical connector that the flat circuit device inserted in the housing has reached an appropriate position in the housing to be surely prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly by a holding member formed in the conductive shell.
  • an electrical connector which comprises a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device, such as an FPC or an FFC, is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts provided to be arranged on the housing and positioned to correspond respectively to connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing through the opening provided thereon, and a conductive shell mounted on the housing for covering partially the same and provided with a holding member formed in a body therein and operative to be put in engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing for holding the same and a releasing member formed in a body therein and operative to release the holding member from the engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing, wherein the holding member formed in the conductive shell comprises an arm portion extending from the conductive shell to the inside of the housing and an engaging projection provided at an end of the arm portion for engaging with an engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing, and the releasing member formed in the
  • each of the conductive contacts provided to be arranged in the housing comes into press-contact with the corresponding one of the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and the engaging projection provided at the end of the arm portion of the holding member formed in the conductive shell engages with the engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing is held by the holding member so as to be prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and the conductive contacts are stably kept in press-contact with the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the releasing member operates to shift the end of the arm portion of the holding member connected with the connecting portion of the releasing member so as to cause the engaging projection provided at the end of the arm portion to disengage from the engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing is released from holding by the holding member so as to be able to get out of the housing.
  • the arm portion of the holding member is, for example, formed to be resilient and movable, such as that described in one of the claims, and the engaging projection of the holding member is, for example, formed to have a contacting surface operative to come into contact with an edge of the flat circuit device which is on the way of insertion into the housing through the opening provided thereon, such as that described in another of the claims.
  • the arm portion of the holding member is resiliently moved along one of a pair of surfaces opposite each other of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to go away from the flat circuit device so that the flat circuit device is able to be smoothly and continuously inserted into the housing through the opening provided thereon without obstruction by the holding member.
  • the connecting portion of the releasing member connected with the end of the arm portion of the holding member is, for example, moved also along the surfaces opposite each other of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to go away from the flat circuit device and thereby the handle portion of the releasing member shifts its position on the outside of the housing to leave its original position.
  • a condition wherein the flat circuit device is not held by the holding member in the housing can be easily confirmed by means of checking visually or sensorily the position of the handle portion of the releasing member on the outside of the housing.
  • the contacting surface provided on the engaging projection of the holding member is apart from the edge of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and thereby the arm portion of the holding member accompanied with the engaging projection moves resiliently along the surfaces of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to approach the circuit device so that the engaging projection engages with an engaging edged recess provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing, such as that described in one of the claims.
  • the holding member is put in a condition to hold the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the connecting portion of the releasing member connected with the end of the arm portion of the holding member is moved also along the surfaces of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to approach the circuit device inserted in the housing to approach the flat circuit device and thereby the handle portion of the releasing member shifts its position on the outside of the housing to return to its original position.
  • a condition wherein the flat circuit device is held by the holding member in the housing can be easily confirmed by means of checking visually or sensorily the position of the handle portion of the releasing member on the outside of the housing.
  • the connecting portion of the releasing member accompanied with the engaging projection of the holding member is moved along the surface of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to go away from the circuit device and thereby the engaging projection of the holding member disengages from the engaging edged recess provided on the flat circuit device.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing is put in a condition to be able to get out of the housing.
  • a couple of groups of the holding member and the releasing member are provided respectively at portions of the conductive shell corresponding to end portions of the housing opposite each other in a direction along which the conductive contacts are arranged on the housing.
  • each of the conductive contacts provided to be arranged in the housing comes into press-contact with the corresponding one of the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and the engaging projection of the holding member formed in the conductive shell engages with the engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing is held by the holding member so as to be prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and the conductive contacts are stably kept in press-contact with the connecting terminals provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing.
  • the releasing member operates to cause the engaging projection of the holding member to disengage from the engaging edged portion provided on the flat circuit device inserted in the housing so that the holding member is released from the engagement with the flat circuit device.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing is released from the holding by the holding member so as to be able to get out of the housing.
  • the flat circuit device inserted in the housing can be put in the holding by the holding member formed in the conductive shell to be surely prevented from getting out of the housing unwillingly and then released from the holding by the holding member to be able to get out of the housing with an improved structure in which the number of structural parts can be reduced.
  • the position on the outside of the electrical connector, at which the handle portion of the releasing member formed in the conductive shell is put when the engaging projection of the holding member formed in the conductive shell is put in the engagement with the engaging edged recess provided on the flat circuit device so that the holding member is put in the condition to hold the flat circuit device is different from the position on the outside of the electrical connector, at which the handle portion of the releasing member is put when the engaging projection of the holding member is released from the engagement with the engaging edged recess provided on the flat circuit device so that the holding member is out of the condition to hold the flat circuit device.
  • FIG. 1 which is a schematic front, top and left side perspective view
  • Fig. 2 which is a schematic rear, top and left side perspective view
  • Fig. 3 which is a front view, shows an embodiment of electrical connector according to the present invention.
  • an electrical connector 10 which constitutes the embodiment of electrical connector according to the present invention, has a housing 11 made of, for example, insulator such as plastics or the like.
  • the housing 11 is provided thereon with an opening 12 which extends from a front end portion of the housing to an inside of the housing 11 and through which, for example, an FPC constituting a flat circuit device as explained later is inserted into the housing 11.
  • the housing 11 is mounted on a solid circuit board in an electronic apparatus (not shown in the drawings) so that the electrical connector 10 is fixed in its entirety to the solid circuit board.
  • Each of the conductive contacts 13 constitutes, for example, a signal contact operative to come into press-contact with a signal connecting terminal provided on the FPC. It is also possible that the conductive contacts 13 include, in addition to the signal contacts, one or more ground contacts operative to come into press-contact with a ground connecting portion provided on the FPC. Further, each of the conductive contact 13 has a connecting terminal 13a projecting from a rear end portion of the housing 11 to the outside thereof, as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the connecting terminal 13a of the conductive contact 13 is connected electrically with a signal terminal provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted.
  • These conductive contacts 13 are, for example, thrust into the housing 11 from the rear end portion thereof shown in Fig. 2 when the electrical connector 10 is assembled.
  • the conductive contacts 13 come into press-contact with the signal connecting terminals provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11, respectively. Therefore, the signal connecting terminals provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11 are electrically connected through the conductive contacts 13 with the signal terminals provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted.
  • the electrical connector 10 has also a conductive shell 14 mounted on the housing 11 for covering an outer surface of the housing 11 except a part of the front end portion of the housing 11 surrounding the opening 12, the rear end portion of the housing 11, portions in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the housing 11, a part of each of left and right side end portions of the housing 11, and a part of a bottom end portion thereof. That is, the conductive shell 14 is provided for covering partially the housing 11.
  • the conductive shell 14 is formed by means of processing a metal thin plate and grounded to be operative to contribute to adjustment on characteristic impedance of each of the conductive contacts 13 and to shield the conductive contacts 13 on the housing 11 from electromagnetic wave noises coming from the outside.
  • Fig. 4 which is a schematic front, bottom and left side perspective view showing the conductive shell 14
  • Fig. 5 which is a schematic front and left side perspective view showing the conductive shell 14
  • the conductive shell 14 is provided with an upper portion 15 for covering an upper end portion opposite to the bottom end portion of the housing 11 and further covering over a space in the inside of the housing 11 connected with the opening 12 provided on the housing 11, a front and upper end portion 16 for covering partially a part of the front end portion of the housing 11 positioned above the opening 12, a front and left end portion 17 for covering a part of the front end portion of the housing 11 positioned on the left side of the opening 12, a front and right end portion 18 for covering a part of the front end portion of the housing 11 positioned on the right side of the opening 12, a lower portion 19 for covering the bottom end portion of the housing 11, a left side portion 20 for covering partially the left side end portion of the housing 11 and a right side portion 21 for covering partially the right side end portion of the housing 11.
  • the lower portion 19, the left side portion 20 and the right side portion 21 are provided with ground connecting terminals 19a, 20a and 21a, respectively.
  • Each of the ground connecting terminals 19a, 20a and 21a is connected electrically, for example, by soldering with a grounded portion provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted, so as to be operative to supply the conductive shell 14 with a ground potential from the solid circuit board and to be used for mounting the housing 11 on the solid circuit board.
  • the conductive hell 14 is also provided with a plurality of slanted guiding portions 22 formed therein, each of which extends from the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14 to form a slanted surface in the vicinity of the opening 12 provided on the housing 11, a plurality of first grounding contacts 23 formed therein, each of which constitutes a part of the slanted guiding portion 22, and a plurality of second grounding contacts 24 formed therein, each of which extends from a rear end of the upper portion 15 of the conductive shell 14 into the inside of the conductive shell 14 in the direction toward the opening 12.
  • the slanted guiding portion 22 is operative to guide with its slanted surface the FPC inserted through the opening 12 into the housing 11.
  • the first grounding contact 23 is operative to come into press-contact with the ground connecting portion provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11 from the side of the lower portion of the conductive shell 14 to be connected electrically with the ground connecting portion provided on the FPC.
  • the second grounding contact 24 is operative to come into press-contact with the ground connecting portion provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11 from the side of the upper portion of the conductive shell 14 to be connected electrically with the ground connecting portion provided on the FPC.
  • the first grounding contact 23 provided on the conductive shell 14 is operative to come into contact with the part of the FPC facing the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14 and the second grounding contact 24 provided on the conductive shell 14 is operative to come into contact with the ground connecting portion provided on the part of the FPC facing the upper portion 15 of the conductive shell 14.
  • the second grounding contact 24 provided on the conductive shell 14 is operative to come into contact with the part of the FPC facing the upper portion 15 of the conductive shell 14 and the first grounding contact 23 provided on the conductive shell 14 is operative to come into contact with the ground connecting portion provided on the part of the FPC facing the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14.
  • the ground connecting portions provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11 are electrically connected through the conductive shell 14 with the grounded portion provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted.
  • the conductive shell 14 is provided at its left end portion in the vicinity of the left side portion 20 with a holding member 26 extending through a hanging portion 25 from the rear end of the upper portion 15 of the conductive shell 14 to the inside of the conductive shell 14 and a releasing member 27 extending further from the holding member 26 to project to the outside of the conductive shell 14 and also provided at its right end portion in the vicinity of the right side portion 21 with a holding member 28 extending through another hanging portion 25 from the rear end of the upper portion 15 of the conductive shell 14 to the inside of the conductive shell 14 and a releasing member 29 extending further from the holding member 28 to project to the outside of the conductive shell 14.
  • the holding members 26 and 28 and the releasing members 27 and 29 are formed in a body in the conductive shell 14.
  • the holding member 26 comprises a resilient movable arm portion 30 extending from the hanging portion 25 formed in the conductive shell 14 to the inside of the housing 11 and an engaging projection 31 provided at an end of the resilient movable arm portion 30 to be operative to engage with an engaging edged recess provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11.
  • the engaging projection 31 has a contacting surface 31a for coming into contact with an edge of the FPC when the FPC is inserted through the opening 12 into the housing 11.
  • the holding member 28 comprises a resilient movable arm portion 35 extending from the hanging portion 25 formed in the conductive shell 14 to the inside of the housing 11 and an engaging projection 36 provided at an end of the resilient movable arm portion 35 to be operative to engage with an engaging edged recess provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11, in the same manner as the holding member 26, as shown in Fig.5 .
  • the engaging projection 36 has a contacting surface 36a for coming into contact with an edge of the FPC when the FPC is inserted through the opening 12 into the housing 11. When the engaging projection 36 engages with the engaging edged recess provided on the FPC inserted in the housing 11, the holding member 28 is put in engagement with the FPC for holding the same.
  • the releasing member 27 comprises a connecting portion 32 extending from the end of resilient movable arm portion 30 of the holding member 26, a contacting portion 33 supported by the connecting portion 32 to be positioned on the outside of the housing 11 for coming into contact with an outer surface of the left side end portion of the housing 11 and a handle portion 34 extending from the contacting portion 33 on the outside of the housing 11.
  • the handle portion 34 is operative to be pressed toward the housing 11 for releasing the holding member 26 from the engagement with the FPC inserted in the housing 11.
  • the releasing member 27 with the contacting portion 33 in contact with the outer surface of the left side end portion of the housing 11 causes the connecting portion 32 to shift, together with the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26, in a direction shown with an arrow X in Fig. 9 along an upper surface of the FPC inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from the edge of the FPC.
  • the contacting portion 33 of the releasing member 27 is operative to come into contact with the outer surface of the left side end portion of the housing 11 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 , it is also possible for the contacting portion 33 of the releasing member 27 to come into contact with an outer surface of the left side portion 20 of the conductive shell 14, for example, in the case where the left side portion 20 of the conductive shell 14 covers over the left side end portion of the housing 11.
  • the releasing member 29 comprises a connecting portion 37 extending from the end of resilient movable arm portion 35 of the holding member 28, a contacting portion 38 supported by the connecting portion 37 to be positioned on the outside of the housing 11 for coming into contact with an outer surface of the right side end portion of the housing 11 and a handle portion 39 extending from the contacting portion 38 on the outside of the housing 11, in the same manner as the releasing member 28, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 .
  • the handle portion 39 is operative to be pressed toward the housing 11 for releasing the holding member 28 from the engagement with the FPC inserted in the housing 11.
  • the releasing member 29 with the contacting portion 38 in contact with the outer surface of the right side end portion of the housing 11 causes the connecting portion 37 to shift, together with the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28, in a direction opposite to the direction shown with the arrow X in Fig. 9 along the upper surface of the FPC inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from an edge of the FPC.
  • the contacting portion 38 of the releasing member 29 is operative to come into contact with the outer surface of the right side end portion of the housing 11 in the embodiment mentioned above, it is also possible for the contacting portion 38 of the releasing member 29 to come into contact with an outer surface of the right side portion 21 of the conductive shell 14, for example, in the case where the right side portion 21 of the conductive shell 14 covers over the right side end portion of the housing 11.
  • Fig. 10 shows an FPC 40 which is an example of the FPC constituting the flat circuit device to be inserted into the housing 11 of the electrical connector 10 through the opening 12 provided on the housing 11.
  • a plurality of signal connecting terminals 41 each made of conductive material and formed into a rectangular plate member are provided on a first surface opposite to a second surface of the FPC 40 to be arranged at a top end portion of the first surface.
  • a ground connecting portion 42 is also provided on the first surface of the FPC 40 on which the signal connecting terminals 41 are provided on the outside of the ground connecting portion 42.
  • a pair of engaging edged recesses 43 and 44 is provided respectively on side end portions of the FPC 40 which are opposite each other with the signal connecting terminals 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 between. It is possible to provide the FPC with a pair of engaging edged holes in place of the engaging edged recesses 43 and 44.
  • the FPC 40 is wrapped with a covering film 45 except a portion thereof on which the signal connecting terminals 41, a part of the ground connecting portion 42 and the engaging edged recesses 43 and 44 are provided.
  • the FPC 40 shown in Fig. 10 is provided with the signal connecting terminals 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 only on the first surface opposite to the second surface, it is also possible to use an FPC which is provided with a plurality of signal connecting terminals corresponding to the signal connecting terminals 41 on one of first and second surfaces opposite each other and with a ground connecting portion corresponding to the ground connecting portion 42 on the other of the first and second surfaces, as the flat circuit device provided to be inserted into the housing 11.
  • Fig. 11 shows the electrical connector 10 and the FPC 40 which is on the way to be inserted into the housing 11 of the electrical connector 10 through the opening 12 provided on the housing 11.
  • the first surface of the FPC 40 on which the signal connecting terminal 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 are provided, faces downward to be not shown
  • the second surface of the FPC 40 on which any signal connecting terminal or ground connecting portion is not provided, faces upward to be shown.
  • a top end of a part of the FPC 40 on which the signal connecting terminal 41 are provided is postured to be parallel with the rear end portion of the housing 11 in a condition wherein the FPC 40 is properly inserted into the housing 11 through the opening 12 provided on the housing 11.
  • the contacting surface 31a provided on the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 comes into contact with the edge 47 of the FPC 40, as shown in Fig. 13 , and thereby the engaging projection 31 causes the resilient movable arm portion 30 of the holding member 26 to shift along the second surface of the FPC 40 so as to go away from the FPC 40.
  • the contacting surface 36a provided on the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28 comes into contact with the edge 46 of the FPC 40 and thereby the engaging projection 36 causes the resilient movable arm portion 35 of the holding member 28 to shift along the second surface of the FPC 40 so as to go away from the FPC 40.
  • the insertion of the FPC 40 into the housing 11 is able to be smoothly continued without being impeded by the holding members 26 and 28.
  • the connecting portion 32 of the releasing member 27 connected with the resilient movable arm portion 30 of the holding member 26 is shifted along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from the FPC 40 and this movement of the connecting portion 32 causes the handle portion 34 of the releasing member 27 to shift beyond the imaginary reference line IL on the outside of the housing 11, as shown in Fig. 13 .
  • the connecting portion 37 of the releasing member 29 connected with the resilient movable arm portion 35 of the holding member 28 is also shifted along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from the FPC 40 and this movement of the connecting portion 37 causes the handle portion 39 of the releasing member 29 to shift beyond the rightward extension of the imaginary reference line IL.
  • the FPC 40 is further inserted into the housing 11 to reach a predetermined appropriate position in the housing 11.
  • the insertion of the FPC 40 into the housing 11 is completed, as shown in Fig. 14 .
  • the contacting surface 31a provided on the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 gets out of contact with the edge 47 of the FPC 40 and thereby the resilient movable arm portion 30 of the holding member 26 supporting the engaging projection 31 shifts along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 in a direction toward the FPC 40 and causes the engaging projection 31 to engage with the engaging edged recess 44 provided on the FPC 40, as shown in Figs. 15 and 16 .
  • the contacting surface 36a provided on the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28 also gets out of contact with the edge 46 of the FPC 40 and thereby the resilient movable arm portion 35 of the holding member 28 supporting the engaging projection 36 shifts along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 in a direction toward the FPC 40 and causes the engaging projection 36 to engage with the engaging edged recess 43 provided on the FPC 40.
  • the holding members 26 and 28 are put in engagement with the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 for holding the same, so that the FPC 40 is prevented from getting out of the housing 11 unwillingly.
  • the connecting portion 32 of the releasing member 27 connected with the resilient movable arm portion 30 of the holding member 26 is shifted along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to approach the FPC 40 and this movement of the connecting portion 32 causes the handle portion 34 of the releasing member 27 to shift not to reach the imaginary reference line IL from the position beyond the imaginary reference line IL shown in Fig. 13 on the outside of the housing 11, as shown in Fig. 15 .
  • the connecting portion 37 of the releasing member 29 connected with the resilient movable arm portion 35 of the holding member 28 is shifted along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to approach the FPC 40 and this movement of the connecting portion 37 causes the handle portion 39 of the releasing member 29 to shift not to reach the rightward extension of the imaginary reference line IL from the position beyond the rightward extension of the imaginary reference line IL on the outside of the housing 11.
  • each of the conductive contacts 13 arranged in the housing 11 comes into press-contact with a corresponding one of the signal connecting terminals 41 provided on the FPC 40, which is inserted in the housing 11 with its surfaces provided thereon with the signal connecting terminal 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 and facing downward, from the side of the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14.
  • the signal connecting terminals 41 provided on the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 are electrically connected through the conductive contacts 13 with the signal terminals provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted.
  • each of the first grounding contacts 23 extending from the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14 into the housing 11 to be positioned at the opening 12 comes into press-contact with the ground connecting portion 42 provided on the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 from the side of the lower portion 19 of the conductive shell 14.
  • the ground connecting portion 42 provided on the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 is electrically connected through the first grounding contacts 23 with the grounded portion provided on the solid circuit board on which the housing 11 is mounted.
  • the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 is put in a condition to be caused intentionally to get out of the housing 11.
  • the releasing member 27 causes the contacting portion 33 of the releasing member 27 to come into contact with the outer surface of the left end portion of the housing 11 (or the outer surface of the left side portion 20 of the conductive shell 14) and causes also the connecting portion 32 of the releasing member 27 and the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 to shift along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from the FPC 40, so that the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 is released from the engagement with the engaging edged recess 44 provided on the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11.
  • the handle portion 39 of the releasing member 29 when the handle portion 39 of the releasing member 29 is pressed toward the housing 11, the handle portion 39 causes the contacting portion 38 of the releasing member 29 to come into contact with the outer surface of the right end portion of the housing 11 (or the outer surface of the right side portion 21 of the conductive shell 14) and causes also the connecting portion 37 of the releasing member 29 and the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28 to shift along the second surface of the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 so as to go away from the FPC 40, so that the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28 is released from the engagement with the engaging edged recess 43 provided on the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11.
  • the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 is released from the holding by the holding members 26 and 28 and put in the condition to be caused intentionally to get out of the housing 11.
  • the FPC 40 inserted in the housing 11 can be put in the holding by the holding members 26 and 28 to be surely prevented from getting out of the housing 11 unwillingly and then released from the holding by the holding members 26 and 28 to be caused intentionally to get out of the housing 11 with an improved structure in which the holding members 26 and 28 and the releasing members 27 and 29 are formed in a body in the conductive shell 14 so that the number of structural parts can be reduced.
  • the position on the outside of the housing 11, at which the handle portion 34 of the releasing member 27 formed in a body in the conductive shell 14 is put when the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 formed in a body in the conductive shell 14 is put in the engagement with the engaging edged recess 44 provided on the FPC 40 so that the holding member 26 is put in the condition to hold the FPC 40 is different from the position on the outside of the housing 11, at which the handle portion 34 of the releasing member 27 is put when the engaging projection 31 of the holding member 26 is released from the engagement with the engaging edged recess 44 provided on the FPC 40 so that the holding member 26 is out of the condition to hold the FPC 40, and the position on the outside of the housing 11, at which the handle portion 39 of the releasing member 29 formed in a body in the conductive shell 14 is put when the engaging projection 36 of the holding member 28 formed in a body in the conductive shell 14 is put in the engagement with the engaging edged recess 43 provided on the FPC 40 so that the holding member
  • the FPC 40 is inserted in the housing 11 with its first surface provided thereon with the signal connecting terminal 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 and facing downward under a condition wherein a contacting part of each of the conductive contacts 13 provided for coming into contact with the signal connecting terminal 41 provided on the FPC 40 is arranged to project upward from the bottom end portion of the housing 11, in the electrical connector 10 described above, it is also possible to modify the electrical connector 10 in such a manner that the FPC 40 is inserted in the housing 11 with its first surface provided thereon with the signal connecting terminal 41 and the ground connecting portion 42 and facing upward under a condition wherein the contacting part of each of the conductive contacts 13 provided for coming into contact with the signal connecting terminal 41 provided on the FPC 40 is arranged to project downward from the upper end portion of the housing 11.

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  1. Connecteur électrique comprenant :
    un logement (11) sur lequel est disposée d'une ouverture (12) à travers laquelle un dispositif de circuit plat (40) est inséré dans le logement (11),
    une pluralité de contacts conducteurs (13) prévus de manière à être agencés sur le logement (11) et positionnés de manière à correspondre respectivement aux bornes de connexion (41) disposées sur le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) à travers l'ouverture (12) disposée sur celui-ci, et
    une enveloppe conductrice (14) montée sur le logement (11) pour recouvrir partiellement celui-ci et pourvue d'un élément de maintien (26 ; 28) formé en un corps dans celle-ci et apte à être mis en prise avec le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) pour maintenir celui-ci et d'un élément de libération (27 ; 29) formé en un corps dans celle-ci et utilisé pour libérer l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) de la mise en prise avec le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11),
    caractérisé en ce que l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) formé dans l'enveloppe conductrice (14) comprend une partie formant bras (30 ; 35) s'étendant de l'enveloppe conductrice (14) vers l'intérieur du logement (11) et une protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) prévue à une extrémité de la partie formant bras (30 ; 35) pour venir en prise avec un évidement découpé de mise en prise (44 ; 43) prévu sur le dispositif de circuit plat (40), et l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) formé dans l'enveloppe conductrice (14) comprend une partie de connexion (32 ; 37) s'étendant de l'extrémité de la partie formant bras (30 ; 35), une partie de contact (33 ; 38) supportée par la partie de connexion (32 ; 37) pour être positionnée sur l'extérieur du logement (11) pour venir en contact avec une surface extérieure de l'un du logement (11) et de l'enveloppe conductrice (14) et une partie formant poignée (34 ; 39) s'étendant de la partie de contact (33 ; 38) sur l'extérieur du logement (11) et apte à être manipulée pour libérer l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) de la mise en prise avec le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11).
  2. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la partie formant bras (30 ; 35) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) est formée de manière à être élastique et mobile.
  3. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) est pourvue sur celle-ci d'une surface de contact (31 a ; 36a) pour venir en contact avec un bord (47 ; 46) du dispositif de circuit plat (40) lorsque le dispositif de circuit plat (40) est inséré à travers l'ouverture (12) dans le logement (11) et apte à décaler la partie formant bras (30 ; 35) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) le long d'une surface du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) de manière à ce qu'elle s'éloigne du dispositif de circuit plat (40) lorsque la surface de contact (31a ; 36a) vient en contact avec le bord (47 ; 46) du dispositif de circuit plat (40).
  4. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la partie de connexion (32 ; 37) de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) est actionnée pour se décaler le long de la surface du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) de manière à s'éloigner du dispositif de circuit plat (40) et à amener la partie formant poignée (34 ; 39) de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) à décaler sa position sur l'extérieur du logement (11) lorsque la surface de contact (31a ; 36a) prévue sur la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) vient en contact avec le bord (47 ; 46) du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11).
  5. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la partie formant bras (30 ; 35) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) est apte à se décaler le long de la surface du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) de manière à s'approcher du dispositif de circuit plat (40) et pour amener la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) à venir en prise avec l'évidement découpé de mise en prise (44 ; 43) prévu sur le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) lorsque la surface de contact (31a ; 36a) prévue sur la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) cesse d'être en contact avec le bord (47 ; 46) du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11).
  6. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) est apte à amener la partie de contact (33 ; 38) de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) à venir en contact avec la surface extérieure de l'un du logement (11) et de l'enveloppe conductrice (14) et à amener également la partie de connexion (32 ; 37) de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) et la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) à se décaler le long d'une surface du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11) de manière à s'éloigner du dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11), de sorte que la protubérance de mise en prise (31 ; 36) de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) soit libérée de la mise en prise avec l'évidement découpé de mise en prise (44 ; 43) prévu sur le dispositif de circuit plat (40) inséré dans le logement (11), lorsque la partie formant poignée (34 ; 39) de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) est pressée vers le logement (11).
  7. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel un groupe de l'élément de maintien (26 ; 28) et de l'élément de libération (27 ; 29) est prévu au niveau de chacune des parties de l'enveloppe conductrice (14) correspondant respectivement aux parties d'extrémité du logement (11) opposées l'une à l'autre dans une direction le long de laquelle les contacts conducteurs (13) sont agencés.
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